From: Dan--- via Mercedes
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> The 1980s were really bad for Mercedes when it came to paint and clear coat.
> When I first m
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Clear Coat Question
The 1980s were really bad for Mercedes when it came to paint and clear coat.
When I first moved to Florida in the mid 90s and was looking for cars I saw
lots and lots of 80s era MBs with failed clear coats, base coats and "courtesy
repa
ld cars driving
> around LA all the time...
> -Curt
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> Not sure about hot spaces, but in the wet
y, September 18, 2016 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Clear Coat Question
Not sure about hot spaces, but in the wet PNW, if the dang paint failed in two
years, the car was off to the dealer under warrantee. I had a few neighbors
who had the chrysler POS paint and ended up with new paint on the c
Not sure about hot spaces, but in the wet PNW, if the dang paint failed in two
years, the car was off to the dealer under warrantee. I had a few neighbors
who had the chrysler POS paint and ended up with new paint on the car. The
newer coating lasted more than a few years.
Though a black or
In the case of cars in hot places, do people get them repainted with a
solid color after a couple years, or just drive around with the clear
peeling? Probably, it depends. The old pickup does not get painted.
But does the 2 yr old car used for business?
My only experience was with Livingst
Agreed. It's fine for a lantern but too small for car panels.
Curt
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On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 1:08 AM, clay via Mercedes
wrote: Clear bothers me. I am not happy with how rattle can spews forth in a
clear. The pattern is too small for the sort of coverage I
Clear coat paint is a programmed failure. Mechanically, sunlight passes
through the clear coat, is reflected by the base coat, which is smooth and
reflective under the clear coat.. when the UV light is refracted back to
the surface of the clear coat, it is reflected back to the base coat,
because t
Clear bothers me. I am not happy with how rattle can spews forth in a clear.
The pattern is too small for the sort of coverage I would expect. I tried
doing PC case painting a number of years ago. The base was pretty simple, but
getting a clear coat that behaved out of a can was near impossi
Gump had a massive case of clear coat Leprosy. I used a razor to cut away the
really bad patches. I also did the sanding of edges to try to feather it in an
attempt to get it to stop spreading. The stuff was resistant to my
ministrations. I suspect there was a respray at one time and the coa
I tried spraying some rattle can clear over a section of missing clear coat
on my SDL - it looked just as bad, but different.
On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:49 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
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> I figured that would be the advice of a professional paint person, but I’m
> sur
Ask Martha.
Dwight Giles Jr.
1982 300CD
1990 300D
Wickford RI
On Sep 17, 2016 7:50 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes"
wrote:
> I figured that would be the advice of a professional paint person, but I’m
> sure there are ways to “get around” this. I’m doing some googling to see
> if there are short c
The only cure is death, or so I hear.
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> On Sep 17, 2016, at 6:58 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> Yes, but what a great addiction it is! No cure, either, or so I’ve heard.
>
>
>> On Sep 17, 2016, at 7:52 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
>> wrote:
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>> Oh bo
Yes, but what a great addiction it is! No cure, either, or so I’ve heard.
> On Sep 17, 2016, at 7:52 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
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> Oh boy, you are getting addicted
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> On Sep 17, 2016, at 6:47 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
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> Yes. 1987 300SDL.
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>> On Sep 17, 2016, at 7:44 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
>> wrote:
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>> So what is this 126 you speak of? Another diesel?
>>
>> Sent from my
I figured that would be the advice of a professional paint person, but I’m sure
there are ways to “get around” this. I’m doing some googling to see if there
are short cuts.
II realize it’s only delaying the inevitable, but I figure it’s worth looking
into if possible. Heck, maybe Clay could c
Yes. 1987 300SDL.
> On Sep 17, 2016, at 7:44 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
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> So what is this 126 you speak of? Another diesel?
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> On Sep 17, 2016, at 6:39 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
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> I am going to look at a W126 tomorrow that has clear coat peeling on the
> roof. The rest of the car might be OK, so I’m trying to get a feel for what
>
When my 240D had that problem I was told I'd have to strip all the clear and
recoat, that it'd just keep peeling otherwise.
Curt
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On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 7:39 PM, Dan Penoff via
Mercedes wrote: I am going to look at a W126 tomorrow
that has clear coat peel
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